Launched in March, the new Aavalon sells 6.241 units in April, helping Toyota up 22.2% After showing signs of a reprive in March (-5.2%), wholesales of new vehicles in China tumble down -14.6% in April to 1.980.500 units. Sedan sales match the market at -14.8% to 791.200 units but SUVs…

Suzuki sales soar 23.2% year-on-year in a market down -10.2%. New light vehicle sales in Mexico are back in hell in April at -10.2% year-on-year to 98.118 units, leading to a YTD tally down -3.7% to 430.170. Leaders Nissan (-18.9%) and Chevrolet (-15.7%) take the market down with them, as…

The Toyota Hilux dominates the Thai sales charts. This article has been updated with actuals for the Top 70 models. March new light vehicle sales in Thailand gain 8.5% to reach 103.164 units, meaning the Q1 volume is now up 11.3% to 263.549. Toyota (+27.1%) once again vastly outpaces the…

BMW posts the only double-digit gain of any brand in the European Top 10. This article has been updated with final figures for the Top 25 brands and models. Preliminary European new car sales figures published by ACEA show a market edging down -0.5% in April to 1.344.863 units, the…

The new RAV4 (+390.7%) helps lift Toyota up 37.9% in April. The New Zealand new vehicle market is up 2.1% year-on-year in April to 10.640 units, thanks solely to commercial vehicles up 8% whereas passenger cars and SUVs drop 1.2%, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down just -2.5% at…

Citroen sales are down "only" 16.8% in Morocco in April. A rare intermediary update for Morocco shows passenger car sales freefalling down -49.3% in April to 10.764 while LCVs are up 36.8% and year-to-date overall volumes down -12.7% to 52.948. Dacia (-49.7%) and Renault (-52.8%) remain ultra-dominant, accounting for a…

The Kia Sportage is the uncontested best-seller in Ukraine so far in 2019. In March, new car sales in Ukraine register their first uptick in 7 months at +7.7% to 7.327 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.9% to 18.343, the first Q1 decline since 2015. Renault (+66.4%) is on…

The Toyota Yaris is #1 in Greece in April. After a painful -13.9% fall in March, the Greek new car market bounces back up 17.2% in April to 12.303 units, tilting back the YTD volume into positive at +3.5% to 38.592. Toyota (+23.9%) is up three spots on last month to…

Ford Focus sales are up 119.7% year-on-year in Taiwan in April. New car sales in Taiwan edge up 0.6% year-on-year in April to 34.680 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down 11.9% to 130.854. Brand leader Toyota (+2.6%) easily outpaces the market to reach 25.7% share vs. 24.2% so far this…

The Toyota Corolla manages a 6.3% uptick in a freefalling market. Sales of locally-made light vehicles in Pakistan freefall -24% year-on-year in April to 19.437 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down 10% to 84.752. Suzuki (-27%) and Honda (-38.4%) take the brunt of the fall whereas Toyota (-7.2%) limits…

The new X70 (a rebadged Geely Boyue) is boosting Proton sales this year. The Malaysian new vehicle market is perking up in March at +9.6% year-on-year to 54.776 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.9% to 143.064. Brand leader Perodua once again outperforms its home market with a 12.3% surge…

The Toyota Prius is the best-selling car at home for the first time in over a year. New car sales in Japan gain 3.4% year-on-year in April to 378.687, bringing the year-to-date tally to almost perfect immobility: up 53 units to 1.906.902. Like last month, the entire podium outpaces the…

A quirk of German new car sales has the Fiat Ducato classified as a passenger car. It shouldn't be. The German new car market endures a 7th month of decline in the past 8 in April at -1.1% to 310.715 units, tilting the year-to-date volume back into negative at -0.2% to…

The Mazda3 is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam this month. New vehicle sales in Vietnam are almost immobile in April at -0.5% to 21.021 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 23.9% to 99.956. Chaco-Kia (-16.9%) reclaims the #1 manufacturer title for the first time since last July but Toyota (-1.1%)…

Changan is the most popular Chinese carmaker in Chile in April. The March 2019 article has now been updated with the Top 25 models. It's a third consecutive month of decline for Chilean new light vehicle sales with April deliveries down -7.8% to 32.716 leading to a year-to-date volume down…